IMMIGRANT SONGLed Zeppelin III (1970)
"Immigrant Song" es la primera canción del tercer álbum de la banda Led Zeppelin (III, 1970). Está dedicada a Leif Erikson y cantada desde la perspectiva de los vikingos remando al oeste de Escandinavia en búsqueda de nuevas tierras. Su ritmo regular evoca la determinación de los exploradores y sus remos golpeando el agua, y la letra hace explícita referencia a las conquistas vikingas y la antigua religión de los nórdicos (To fight the horde, and sing and cry / Valhalla, I am coming).
Posiblemente es la primera canción de viking rock/metal.
Immigrant song
A-ah-ahh-ah, ah-ah-ahh-ah
We come from the land of the ice and snow
from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde and sing and cry, Valhalla, I am coming
On we sweep with, with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore
Ah-ah-ahh-ah, ah-ah-ahh-ah
We come from the land of the ice and snow
from the midnight sun where the hot springs flow
How soft your fields, so green
can whisper tales of gore, of how we calmed the tides of war
We are your overlords
On we sweep with, with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore
S-so now you better stop and rebuild all your ruins
for peace and trust can winthe day despite of all you're losin'
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
